Insights On Politics, Business, and Life
Have had the pleasure of meeting Rob Walters a bit over the last 5 years. It’s amazing to have thousands of people doing business under your full name.
He’s done a great job going from an accountant in London to a global brand with 50 offices worldwide. Good work!
Many people see business as profit and loss, getting orders, and servicing clients. As the famous movie Wallstreet ,with Michael Douglas, called it “ABC” or “Always Be Closing”. Of course, sales are a very important part of any business. However, if you have been doing any business for any extended amount of time, you realize that the last thing you want to do is burn bridges with your customers, employees, or suppliers. It is always good to do the right thing, and do you best to make people happy.
In the US, we’ve seen a business man become famous as a reality television star. This man inherited millions of dollars from his late father in New York and gained more money using his strong personality and direct way of speaking. Don Trump decided he was going to run for President of the United States. With past standards of the Democratic party and the mantle of the Republican party he began his run for office. The American campaigning for the US elections basically run two years.
As you look as
Mr. Trump, you think what if you had a customer like this? What would you do with someone like this? Do we really want to work with a person who curses like someone in an American restricted movie? Someone who tries to assassinate the character of their competition? A business person is documented as saying something and later denying that recorded comment? In the end of a deal, who likes to pay a premium for something just to find out you were ripped off?
Commerce works in this world because people have mutual respect for each other. Commerce really comes down to trusting the people you are working with. It is foolish to rip someone off because that person may show up again as a buyer, client, employee, or background influencer at another company.
We hope that no liar, cheat, or bigot takes political control of any country. If they do, their lack of ethics not only affects the government, but also drags down the standards of the business leaders and community in the country.
People aren’t ignorant. If a company has unreasonable, trash-talking customers, it’s better to walk away and focus on the good people. It’s good to frequently say when meeting new people, “It’s always good to know good people”. Respecting people and learning about them is what makes business so fun.
Recently heard about a company in the EU that would beat up people in the marketing meetings verbally when they give a business idea that the management didn’t like. To me, that doesn’t foster creativity or a dynamic environment that people want to work in.
In Japan, we have a lot of 7-11 convenience stores. Although, 7-11 was originally American, a Japanese company bought them out years ago. Normally, when a public speaker slips up in a talk it’s probably best to try to correct yourself quickly. The speaker sadly confused 9-11 terrorist attacks with a convenience store. Apparently this politician didn’t catch himself, but he did our office a good laugh before going home from work.
Trump was about to deliver prepared remarks lauding New York values at Buffalo’s First Niagara Center Monday night when he referred to 7-Eleven.
“It’s very close to my heart because I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7/11, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action,” Trump told the crowd.
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(BrightCitizen.com) Jimmy Carter, America’s most divisive president prior to Barak Obama, has said to British leaders in the UK that he would support Donald Trump over Senator Ted Cruz. In a speech to the British House of Lords in London, Jimmy gave his take on the candidates.
Although, this was not an endorsement, it does seem to say that if that Donald Trump is closer to a Democrat than a Republican politically. Read more from CBS news here.
As many pundits have commented, an endorsement by one considered to be America’s worst president, could be the kiss of death.
(BrightCitizen.com) Could it be that Americans have tired of Don Trump’s rough language and attempts at character assignation of any of the Republican candidates that challenge him for popularity? This month, we’re seeing a string of endorsements from people like Focus on the Family’s founder Dr. James Dobson, Charisma’s Publishing found Steven Strang, and Tony Perkins of The Family Research Council are just the tip of the iceberg. It’s not just limited to ministry leaders. We’re also seeing governors and political leadership also selecting Ted Cruz over the other candidates.
Former Texas Governor, Rick Perry has also endorsed Ted Cruz. Could it be because they’re both from the same state? Most likely, the constitutional concept of smaller government is one unifying belief. If you look around the web you will find the Cruz campaign has been keeping an updated list of endorsements they have received on their blog here.